The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-08-12
BIRDS EYE VIEW.

Vo take Tue iOiiOWIuS I"uuOh
> paragraphs from a correspondence
of the MangfaotWrer's Record at dat
July 10Th prOximo, not having
room for the entire communication
"NO better location for a glass
factory can be found than at Moss
Point. The finest glass sand is OBJ
tained on the islands in the Missis
sippi Sound aud the cost of delivery
is tritling, while the numerous saw
mills in the village will supply all
the fuel needed in order to get rid
of the refuse.
The Japanese persimmon, one OF
the most delicious fruits known
grows to perfection in most parts OF
Mississippi.
The lea plant fOurishes Ia the
open air as a hardy shrub in all
parts of Mississippi. AT the New
Orleans exposition manufactured
tea of great fragrance aud strength
waSexhibited from Webster county,
in the northern part OF the State,
and Wilkinson county IN the south.
Tea plants Of large size and as
hardy as any out door trees. y be
seen in Lo#ales, Franklin, web
ster, Wilkinson, Carroll, aud many
other counties, ana quite a number
of ladies in the State use tea made
from the tender leaves OF their own
trees.
1t will he remembered that at the
New Orleans exposition in the con.
test between the States of Ala.
bama, Louisiana, Texas and MiSsiS-
sippi, the latter State took all the
premiums on oranges. She eDdeav.
Ored to he admitted to the contest
that had been arranged between
Florida and California, but he man.
ayers would not change the pro-
gramme.
Among the planters, farmers,
stock breeders and grass growers
of Mississippi, ii very large proper
ton are ladies', and in many in.
stances young ladies', and they are
among the most successful and
progressive farmers in the State.
Under the local option law Of
Mississippi it is unlawful to hold an
election upon the question of pro.
hibitiOn in any city or county upon
the sane day us that fixed tor the
election of city, county, district or
State officers.
Greenville has started a daily
paper.
Moss Point, on the south coast
has a boot and shoe factory that
manufactures all of its goods from
leather made on the premises.
PaScagoula, Scranton, Biloxi,
ST. Louis, Ocean Springs, Mis-
City, Pass Christian aud
all the other beautiful sea coast
villages are crowded with visitors
this IN N Tue sea bathing and
was never better, and the
lrives along the coast oven elastic
shell roads shaded by noble live
)akS, is IA revelation to Northern
iSitOTs. tu
The P~ascagOula DEMOCRAT STAR
eports the receipt OF 5000 saw logs
asst week.
The shipment of lumber from the
Port of PdscagOula, Miss, for the
'eeE ending July 18th amounted
2,175,S99 feet. OF this amount
bout 100000 feet was shipped
u British bottoms to Italy, France
nd England, and the remainder on s
Oastiug craft to Florida. -,
Large shipments of fruit to the
.orth and Northwest are made '
ally from Scranton, Vicksburg,
ADDISON Station, HazlehurSt, Beau g
gard aud many other towns. -
VIckSburg has a soda water man. =
acturing and bOttling establish. u
ent that is probably the most ex.
affair Of the kind south of
e Ohio river, and has wholesale a
encies at almost every important "
int between Cairo and New Or. a,
ms. @
Messrs. POltevent & Favre, of :
arlington, on Pearl river, shipped ="
the English steamer Fairfield r'
t week to Genoa, Italy, 1,O29, 900 p
t OF sawed lumber which was all q,
we'd and delivered from their h,
lis IN ten days. This ia one of y
largest cargOes ever sent from III
Mississippi coast" tC